bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. save 50% on banners. >>> u.s. futures are indicating for slightly down start. s&p implied five points lower, dow 46 lower, nasdaq down 40. still early day, but reflects the market we have here in europe after relatively healthy gains last week of sort of 2% to 3%. european stocks down between-thirds, conta betweentw. more protests expected in athens tomorrow when angela merkel arrives for her first visit to greece in three years. eurozone finance ministers are set to formally launch the 500 million euro bailout fund when they meet today. silvia is there. joins us for more. before this off